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ASHIRT Filed April '7, 1950 INVENTOR G50@ G E .4r/Gas 70,

Patented Aug. 1, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SHIRT George Augusto, Paterson, N. J.

Application April 7, 1950, Serial No. 154,539

2 claims. 1

whereby the end of a necktie when worn with such a shirt can be tucked beneath the shirt iront and an ordinary tie clasp can be used to hold the tie end on the outer side of the shirt front.

Another importanty object of the invention is the provision of openings in the under ilap of a slide-fastener or other closed shirt to provide for insertion therethrough of a necktie end or an element of a tie clasp, the said openings being concealed by the outer or overlying flap of the shirt.

Other important objects and advantageous features of the invention will be apparent from the following description and the accompanying drawings, wherein, merely for purposes of illustration, specific embodiments of the invention are set forth in detail.

In the drawings, wherein like numerals designate like parts throughout the several views:

Figure l is a fragmentaryfront elevation of a closed-front shirt and associated necktie, and showing in dotted lines the insertion of the free end of the tie behind the shirt front in the manner provided by the present invention;

Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front elevation, showing the iiaps of a slide-fastened closed shirt front separated and the under ap provided with an opening;

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken on the line 3--3 of Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary front elevation, on a reduced scale, showing the provision of separate openings for the tie and for a tie clasp.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 generally designates a mans outer shirt having the front 6 including the outer or overlying flap 'I and the inner or underlying ap 8, the flap 'I substantially overlapping the ap 8. The means, generally designated 9, connecting the flaps together throughout their length, leaving no gaps or spacings, such as are incidental to open-front or buttoned shirts, can be of any suitable form, but is herein illustrated as a slidefastener having rows of components I0 and II on the outer and inner naps I and 8, respectively, connectible by the slider I2.

At a proper or desired distance -below the shirt collar I3 the inner flap 8 is formed with a vertically elongated slit I4 provided with bound edges, as indicated at I5, to pass the free end I6 of the tie I'I under the shirt front 6, with the 2 shirt front 5 closed by the slide-fastener 9. The slit I4 is positioned in the under ilap 8 parallel to the slide-fastener component I I, and is spaced between the slide-fastener component I I and the free edge I8 of the under iiap 8, as shown in Figure 2.

With this arrangement of the slit I4, the outer flap 'I overlies and conceals the slit I4, the free edge I9 of the outer flap 'I being extended to cover the entire width of the under flap 8. Thus, the slit I4 is concealed by the outer flap I and is not visible when not in use. When the free end I6 of the tie I'I is inserted rearwardly through the slit I4, asshown in dotted lines in Figures 1 and 4, only a minor portion of the outer flap 'I is slightly displaced from its normal fiat lying position.

To provide for use of an ordinary tie clasp 20 to hold the free end I6 of a tie I 'I atwise on the shirt front 6, another slit 2l similar to the slit I4 and similarly placed in the under flap 8 is provided in the under flap 8 at the proper or desired position, spaced below the slit |14. The lower slit 2l enables the rear arm 22 of the tie clasp to be inserted behind the under flap 8, with the outer tie clasp corner 23 engaging the front of and compressing the tie end against the outer flap I and adjacent portions of the shirt front 6.

I claim:

1. In a shirt, a front having overlapping inner and outer aps having free edges, means connecting said aps together throughout their length, said means being laterally spaced from the free edges of the flaps, and slit means formed in said inner flap between said connecting means and the free edge of said inner flap and concealed by said outer flap.

2. In a shirt, a front having overlapping inner and outer iiaps having free edges, means connecting said ilaps together throughout their length, said means being laterally spaced from the free edges of the ilaps, and slit means formed in said inner ap between said connecting means and the free edge of said inner iiap and concealed by said outer flap, said slit means comprising an upper tie end-receiving slit and a lower slit for passing an arm of a tie clasp.

GEORGE AUGUSTO.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the le of this patent:

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